SIR – It was uplifting to read in the T&A (Wednesday, December 2) the story that more than 1,000 people who attend Madni Mosque in Thornbury have raised £5,000 for people whose homes have been flooded in Cumbria.

A mosque member said: “Whenever there’s an international disaster, the UK public gives generously, so this was our chance to give something back”.

The Reverend Martyn Evans, of Cockermouth said: “This is a wonderful and compassionate act, it shows that religions at their best really do have the capacity to unite us over and above our differences.”

It also shows Bradford in a very positive light.

Of the money raised, £100 will go to the family of Police Sergeant Bill Baker who died when a bridge collapsed.

The Pakistani Christian minister and Bradford Cathedral’s Canon were with the group from the mosque when the donation was received.

It was a very heart-warming story and, in my view, deserved to be on the front page.

So well done, Bradford Mosques, for showing what the city can do when it’s at its very best.

Paul Collins, Brookfield Road, Pollard Park